The 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) is taking place at a crucial time when humanity is facing two crises at the same time: the Covid-19 pandemic and the climate emergency. This is an opportunity for countries to unite and address the most serious threats to human history, and young people are one of the important and indispensable factors in this process.
The Viet Nam Youth4Climate Climate Change Information Portal was created with the aim of providing a learning space for young people to access reliable information sources on climate science, agriculture and forestry, energy, waste, etc. in the context of Vietnam. Climate science and policies on the portal will be updated into learning topics close to young people, so that they can search for youth-led climate projects and continuously update data on the direction of those projects.
Through the Youth Climate Change Portal, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) will support youth capacity development, empower youth-led climate initiatives, and create an enabling environment for youth to access green job opportunities and adopt sustainable lifestyles.
“We would like to call on all our colleagues and partners to join us in working together to put in place new mechanisms that foster an environment where young people can thrive and fulfill their role as change agents towards a greener and more sustainable future,” emphasized Terence D. Jones, UNDP Resident Representative in Viet Nam.
Mr. Terence D. Jones also said that UNDP will continue to prioritize supporting and strengthening climate action of Vietnamese youth in the coming years, by establishing a youth training network (TOT) on different climate topics, and training 100 outstanding youth to expand the climate learning community to thousands and millions of Vietnamese youth in 63 provinces and cities.
Access link:
- Climate Change Information PortalVietnam Youth4Climate
- FacebookVietnam Youth4Climate
